Posts Tagged: teaching award

Walter Leal: Lighting the Way and Sparking the Fire of Knowledge

"I don't teach because I have to; I teach because it is a joy to light the way and to spark the fire of knowledge." So says noted chemical ecologist...

UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal, distinguished professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has just been named recipient of the UC Davis Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Students. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal, distinguished professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has just been named recipient of the UC Davis Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Students. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

James R. Carey: Highest Honor for Teaching

The University of California, Davis, prides itself on teaching, research and public service. A few faculty members excel at all three (they're called...

James R. Carey, who joined the UC Davis faculty in 1980, is the recipient of the Entomological Society of America's 2015 Distinguished Distinguished Achievement in Teaching Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

James R. Carey, who joined the UC Davis faculty in 1980, is the recipient of the Entomological Society of America's 2015 Distinguished Distinguished Achievement in Teaching Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Excellence in Lab, Field and Classroom

Today we salute Andrea Lucky. To be perfectly frank, anyone who takes a class from her is a lucky person  indeed. For excellence in teaching...

Andrea Lucky

OUTSTANDING TEACHER--Andrea Lucky, doctoral candidate, UC Davis Department of Entomology, has been named recipient of an Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Boot Camp

BUG BOOT CAMP--Students in the five-week "Bug Boot Camp" search for insects. UC Davis professor and ant specialist Phil Ward is second from right. (Photo by Andrea Lucky)

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